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Ben Brachfeld

Ben Brachfeld

Ben Brachfeld is a freelance reporter based in Brooklyn. His work has also appeared in Gotham Gazette, City & State, and Gothamist. Reach out to him via email at benbrachfeld@bklyner.com, or on Tw
Oct
07
Another Brooklyn 10-Year-Old Killed by Reckless Driver

Another Brooklyn 10-Year-Old Killed by Reckless Driver

10-year-old Dalerjon Shahobiddinov was killed by a reckless driver in Midwood Saturday morning. Dalerjon was riding his bike at Foster
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Oct
04
No Heat, No Hot Water? Crown Heights Leads The City In Complaints

No Heat, No Hot Water? Crown Heights Leads The City In Complaints

Montgomery Street in Crown Heights, Ben Brachfeld/BklynerResidents at 1,264 buildings in Crown Heights filed formal complaints regarding heat
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Oct
04
47-Year Old Man Killed By Unidentified Hit-And-Run Driver in East New York

47-Year Old Man Killed By Unidentified Hit-And-Run Driver in East New York

Via NYPDA 47-year old Queens man died on September 23 after being struck by an SUV on Conduit Boulevard at
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Oct
03
Brooklyn Man Released From Prison After 26 Years For Crime He Did Not Commit

Brooklyn Man Released From Prison After 26 Years For Crime He Did Not Commit

Carlos Weeks (right) and his attorney Craig Cagney. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday that
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Oct
03
Stiefelwerk Brings Old-Time Shoemaking to Prospect Heights

Stiefelwerk Brings Old-Time Shoemaking to Prospect Heights

Anne Marika Verploegh Chasse in her workshop. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerPROSPECT HEIGHTS – Even amid a crisis for small businesses in New
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Oct
02
Art-Centered Diversion Program for Low-Level Offenders Expands At Brooklyn Museum

Art-Centered Diversion Program for Low-Level Offenders Expands At Brooklyn Museum

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.BROOKLYN MUSEUM – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Wednesday, October 2, announced
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Oct
02
Co-working Locally: Work Heights Opens Third Location

Co-working Locally: Work Heights Opens Third Location

The Work Heights location at 277 Franklin Ave. Photo via Sam Strauss-Malcolm.As the industry questions the coworking model exemplified
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Sep
06
National Grid Is Denying Gas To New Affordable Housing Projects

National Grid Is Denying Gas To New Affordable Housing Projects

National Grid’s monthslong moratorium on new gas hookups is having a significant impact on affordable housing in Brooklyn, with
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Sep
05
Why Exactly Is The New 3rd Avenue Shelter Half As Expensive As Those On 4th?

Why Exactly Is The New 3rd Avenue Shelter Half As Expensive As Those On 4th?

GOWANUS – Officials at a lightly attended Wednesday night meeting about the new homeless shelter at 399 3rd Avenue cited a
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Aug
29
Brooklyn Lawmakers Come In Second To Last On Environmental Scores In NYC

Brooklyn Lawmakers Come In Second To Last On Environmental Scores In NYC

Domino Park. Liena Zagare[UPDATED: Friday, August 30, 2019 at 2:45pm] A representative for Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte contacted
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